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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A new program is mixing augmented reality and hands-on activities to give kids a new way to learn spatial ...

Philanthropist and billionaire heiress Liz Simons, who donated $250,000 to New Yorkers for Lower Costs, a PAC supporting Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, oversees a foundation that is reportedly ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on May 5, 2024. For many high school students returning to class, it may seem like geometry and trigonometry were created by the Greeks as a form ...

America’s students continue to struggle in mathematics. The reasons are multifarious and sometimes elusive, but our recent research suggests the difficulties may have less to do with the math itself ...

Micah Fagan has recently announced the launch of Doctor Math Medic, a brand-new initiative designed to fill a clear void within the education system. But this is not just a company. For Fagan, it's a ...

Bailey Hairston and Lauren Duval-Shepherd participate in a summer math lesson. Photo by Daniel Mollenkamp for EdSurge. PHILADELPHIA — Elle Oliver knows anger. Multiplying by 12 used to make the rising ...

The Langlands program has inspired and befuddled mathematicians for more than 50 years. A major advance has now opened up new worlds for them to explore One of the biggest stories in science is ...

Abstract: Airborne light detection and ranging (LiDAR) has been widely applied to terrain modeling, but a gridded digital elevation model (DEM) is usually adopted for most applications. The LiDAR ...

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories featuring master’s degree programs at the University of Chicago. After earning a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics then working in ...